When I started my weight loss journey, I was very happy to see 10 pounds fly off in WEEK ONE. After 4 weeks on my weight loss program, I was stuck at a staggering number of 1 pound loss! Most of you can share the same experience that I have, which is what we call a “PLATEAU”. This is what holds us back, and for some people, this could be the breaking point for wanting to throw in the towel. But I managed to keep moving forward and found some SECRET techniques to break a plateau! Here are 3 of them:
Step # 1 Eat more HEALTHY calories than average
During my first 4 weeks of dieting, I ate about 2 full meals and 3 snacks a day. This has helped me tremendously in the first month as I lost about 25 pounds! But when I started to stabilize, I decided to change my diet to see if it worked. I switch between 2 meals and 3 snacks, into 3 full meals and 2 small snacks. And voila! Got my BURNING ENGINES working again. The trick here is to create a differentiation in your calorie intake, be it MORE or LESS.
Step # 2 If you are not exercising, START NOW
That’s where I was when I decided to start dieting. I thought that simply going on a diet would help me achieve my goals. And I know it will, but in a very SLOW way. I didn’t realize that just by dieting, I was losing muscle mass in my body. The muscles that were there to help me burn more calories were broken down due to my low calorie intake last time. TIP: Lean body mass burns 5 times more calories than fat body mass! Start LIFTING SOME WEIGHTS and you will be amazed by the effects!
Step # 3 If you’re already exercising, it’s time to switch gears!
When I was 8 weeks into my weight loss program, I had been lifting weights for the past 4 weeks. Again, just like dieting, my results suddenly stopped. So I started using the same strategy that I used for my diet, which was to alter my training sessions to something different. In the past, I spent more time doing cardio than lifting weights (just because I’m lazy). I decided to CHANGE MY WORKOUTS to lift more weights and the next thing I knew, the scale was working once again!
Now listen carefully …